>>Too bad it's become so dangerous.
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>Are drugs legal there? Or just decriminalized or... ?

Funny thing, when coming into JFK, customs saw me with all these weird-shaped boxes. (I was bringing back a ton of art.) The customs official asked me what I did for a living. I told him I was a computer programmer and he let me pass without checking my bags.

The moral of the story? Being a geek has its benefits.